stack the deck

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“The effort was an attempt to stack the deck in Lachlan Murdoch’s favor after Rupert Murdoch’s passing so that his succession would be immutable,” Gorman wrote, calling Murdoch’s actions a “carefully crafted charade.”

From Salon • Dec. 10, 2024

“So, the declaration of an El Niño doesn’t guarantee that Southern California is going to have a wet, stormy winter, but it does stack the deck in that direction,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2023

Tacoma’s soulfully roots-rocking singer-songwriter Stephanie Anne Johnson — who unleashed their sterling “Jewels” LP this spring — Seattle’s Alessandra Rose and the science kid-approved Mikey the Rad Scientist further stack the deck.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2023

But the film needn’t stack the deck in Bunny’s favor — a less noble character might be more interesting — or look for glimmers of hope in a story that has few.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2022

Finally, one of these here friends gets a little peevish over his frequent failures to stack the deck on Burns.

From The Boy With the U. S. Foresters by Rolt-Wheeler, Francis